JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE
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DOI: 10.31248/JASVM
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Comparative assessment of Noiler chicks fed dietary of toasted bambara nut sievate-yam peel meal composite with or without Lactic Dry® as replacement for maize
https://doi.org/10.31248/JASVM2025.688 | Article Number: 118A5F3D6 | Vol.11 (5) - October 2026
Received Date: 10 September 2026 | Accepted Date: 02 October 2026 | Published Date: 30 October 2026
Authors: Uza, O.* , Adagi, J. M. , Nyitamen, F. A. , Nyijime, T. T. , Gege, B. M. , Hwakar, J. A. , David, P. E. , Onyimonyi, A. E. and Kaankuka, F. G.
Keywords: sievate and peel., digestibility, Blood, noiler., growth
A 42-day feeding trial was conducted to assess the responses of Noiler chicks to dietary replacement of maize with toasted bambara nut sievate-yam peel meal composite (TBNS-YPMC), with or without Lactic Dry® (LD), using 180 14-day-old Noiler chicks. Birds were divided into two groups of 90 birds. Each group was subdivided into 3 subgroups of 30 birds and replicated 3 times with 10 birds. The experiment was a 2 x 3 factorial arrangement. The first group was offered diets: T1: 0, T2: 20 and T3:40% of TBNS-YPMC replacing maize, respectively, without LD, while the second group had the same diets with LD. Results revealed that birds on 20% TBNS-YPMC had the best FCR (3.63±0.11). The interaction effect revealed that birds fed a diet containing 40% TBNS-YPMC without LD had least DFI (48.26±3.90 g/bird). Birds fed the control diet without LD and the diet containing 40% TBNS-YPMC with LD had poor FCR (4.38±0.05). The diet containing 40% TBNS-YPMC without LD had the least cost per kg of diet (₦331.74) and the highest profit (₦425.32). Apparent digestibility/retention of Crude protein (CP), dry matter (DM), ether extract (EE) and ash were lowest for birds on the diet containing 40% TBNS-YPMC with LD. Results on the main effect of replacing maize with TBNS-YPMC revealed that lymphocytes were highest and similar (48.50±0.76%) in birds fed diet containing TBNS-YPMC. Birds on a diet containing 20% TBNS-YPMC without LD had least Aspartate Amino Transferase (AST) and Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP). It is concluded that replacing maize with 40% TBNS-YPMC in Noiler chicks’ diets without LD did not affect growth, nutrient digestibility, blood profile, reduced cost per kg of diet and increased gross profit.
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